Google: 900 million Android devices activated to date

Hugo Barra, Google vice president of product management for Android, speaks during the opening keynote address at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco.

Hugo Barra, Google vice president of product management for Android, speaks during the opening keynote address at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Salvador Rodriguez

Google announced Wednesday that 900 million Android devices have now been activated, up by 500 million from last year.

The company made the announcement at its Google I/O developer's conference in San Francisco. Google also announced that 48 billion apps have been installed from its digital store, not too far off from Apple's 49.9 billion app downloads.

The announcement came just before various Google executives took the stage to begin announcing new features for its mobile operating system. The keynote address is still going on and can be watched live online.

The company is expected to announce new services and products at its presentation, including a redesigned maps service and a new tablet.

Google's accomplishments, however, were not limited to its mobile operating system: The company's stock price on Wednesday rose past $900 per share for the first time.